4.1.17
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 4 / 4.1.17
तथा च लिङ्गम्
tathā ca liṅgam
The line
So, in that way and, a mark.
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 4. What is for the rite, and what is for the person. The line is short. tadvac (तद्वच्) from 4.1.16 is still in force. A sūtra (सूत्र) leaves a word out when the line before still holds it. That carrying is anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति).
Split: tathā (तथा) + ca (च) + liṅgam (लिङ्गम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so, in that way |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and |
| liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a mark |
The phrases
tathā (तथा) is so, in that way. It stands as indeclinable. ca (च) is and. It stands as indeclinable.
liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is a mark. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅgam (लिङ्गम्) is nominative or accusative singular, neuter. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅgam (लिङ्गम्).